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Jurors are hearing closing arguments Monday in the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is accused of orchestrating the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. They come after nine days of testimony from detectives, former gang associates and documentarians. The trial has revisited the ni...
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Thieves made off with tens of thousands of cans of Pabst beer in two separate heists from a Southern California warehouse on the same day, police said. Pabst Blue Ribbon has turned the thefts — valued by police at $70,000 — into a light-hearted social media promotion. But police ...
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Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday after two decades representing Argentina. “It was a decision that hurt — and still hurts deeply — but I understand that the time has come,” the 39-year-old Messi said on his Instagram account. “I swear to y...
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The online prediction market platform Kalshi said Monday that it has permanently banned former U.S. Rep. George Santos after concluding the former Republican congressman likely engaged in insider trading when he bet against his attendance at the State of the Union address. The co...
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Location 130 miles S of Morgan City Louisiana Wind 35 mph Heading WNW at 5 mph Pressure 29.92 Coordinates 91.0W, 27.8N Discussion At 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the disturbance was centered near latitude 27.8 North, longitude 91.0 West. The system is moving toward the west-northwest ...
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Texas State Board of Education Chair Aaron Kinsey’s gavel lays on his table during a board meeting where votes are expected on various proposals, among them a new social studies curriculum and required reading lists to include Christian stories across the state’s public K-12 scho...
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CPS Energy and City of San Antonio officials are expected to hold a news conference Monday morning to discuss restoration efforts after last week’s storm, according to a news release. KSAT is livestreaming this news conference at approximately 10 a.m. in this article. Delays are ...
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The coffin of late King Harald V of Norway traveled through the royal palace to its chapel on Monday, with Queen Mette-Marit joining the procession in her first official appearance since assuming the title. Harald passed away Friday at age 89, and his son, the crown prince, immed...
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San Antonio ISD students are two weeks into a new school year. At some elementary schools, they are navigating a new curriculum that critics call “ Bible-infused .” The state-endorsed teaching materials are known as Bluebonnet Learning. San Antonio ISD is following South San ISD ...
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A pregame stunt involving two passenger jets flying dramatically low over a sports stadium in South Africa drew huge cheers from the estimated crowd of around 56,000 people, but also sparked a major debate over safety risks. The flyby by two Embraer jets operated by local airline...
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling its planned exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano , which had led to severe backlash in the Jewish community and beyond because of the designer’s past antisemitic and racist statements. The museum said Monday that the exhibit,...
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Congo’s authorities said Monday that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6,000 cases with 2,911 deaths. More than 1,360 people have recovered from the virus, in what authorities said was an “encouraging” development. The outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading...
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Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial resumed deliberating for a third day Monday to determine whether to hold the former labor and delivery nurse criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023 — a case that has drawn attention to maternal mental health after childbir...
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President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that, if realized , could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country’s untapped oil reserves, at cost. The president is calling it “THE BIGGEST OIL D...
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An Austin-based oncologist and breast cancer specialist explains the test and an important caveat about detecting cancer early.
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House lawmakers returned to Washington on Monday with a short to-do list after five weeks back in their home districts. The first order of business is most likely a vote on a stopgap spending bill designed to keep the federal government fully funded through early December, removi...
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Workers shoveled thick mud from a flood-ravaged power station in central Nepal this week, trying to restore electricity to more than 20,000 people. The floods that swept through Nepal and China, killing hundreds and leaving thousands missing, have also overrun hydropower faciliti...
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An Iranian drone was intercepted early Monday over the United Arab Emirates' territorial waters, the Defense Ministry said. The attack followed an exchange of fire between Iran and the United States over the weekend, which was the first significant military action in the war for ...
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The effects of the winds from Friday’s storm continue to linger throughout parts of San Antonio. During a press briefing Sunday morning, Deputy City Manager Maria Villagomez said most of the calls that have inundated the 311 call center have had to do with power outages. CPS Ener...
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The Trump administration announced a deal Friday to develop a vast amount of Venezuela's oil reserves, with the U.S. taking a majority stake. Energy experts say there are many reasons to be skeptical....
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The very disease that has decimated millions of American elms in the U.S. is now being used to bring the iconic trees back. In Vermont, Leila Wilson, a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service, is one of the scientists leading an effort to beat Dutch elm disease, which has...
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U.S. threats erupt into attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran retaliates against U.S. targets in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan in the first exchange of fire since July 29....
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State and federal officials ramped up efforts Monday to locate around 15 people who are missing after a major flash flood swept through in the Grand Canyon , killing at least one person. Weather forecasters warned rain and thunderstorms could bring more flooding to the popular to...
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Today @ 10:30 a.m., The 2026 Parade of Homes is just days away, and they are once again invited you into some jaw-dropping homes. We take a sneak peek inside one located in the Fair Oaks Ranch area. Your first chance to see for yourself starts on Saturday, August 29. Check out th...
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Rajendra Dawadi was inside his classroom when a colleague rushed in with a warning: Floodwaters were racing through Nepal’s Trishuli Valley, tearing apart homes, bridges and entire villages. Then a teacher received another warning by phone. Moments later, a parent arrived to take...
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A Singaporean lawyer and diplomat who led an international conference that adopted the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a Myanmar activist whose group documents human rights atrocities and a former Bangladeshi teacher who has helped provide aid to her country’s po...
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Hurricane Karina strengthened Monday into a powerful Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean but isn't threatening land, forecasters said. The storm has intensified quickly since becoming a hurricane Sunday and has been fueled by warm waters far offshore, the U.S. National Hurrican...
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It has been touted by the manufacturer as the ballistic missile of the future: lethal, long-range and pinpoint. Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile has the U.S. military investing billions to update its arsenal. But a close look at what is believed to be its first use in c...
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Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. McALLEN — Home values in Cameron County more than doubled over a six-year period, and property tax bills ...
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Muslim Texans pressed State Board of Education members on Monday for more classroom instruction centering on how people of Islamic faith positively contributed to world history. With the majority-Republican board expected to finalize what high schoolers learn in social studies th...
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Russian forces relentlessly battered Kyiv and cities in the region around the Ukrainian capital for a fifth straight day Monday, leaving some supermarket shelves bare after repeated strikes on warehouses as Ukraine reels from attacks with jet-powered drones. Russia has intensifie...
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FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS GULF SYSTEM: Could become a tropical depression or brief tropical storm IMPACTS: Narrow corridor of rain for far East Texas, little to no impacts in SA STAYING HOT: Unfortunately, temps stay hot FORECAST GULF SYSTEM A small system in the Gulf, currently locate...
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An NPR investigation found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — and how lives can be saved....
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Survivors of a ferry disaster off the coast of northern Cyprus that killed at least eight people described on Monday the moments of terror as they scrambled to escape the sinking vessel. The passengers spoke as rescue teams searched for 20 people missing since the ship carrying 2...
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The United Arab Emirates’ air force intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters Monday, the Defense Ministry said, an attack that comes after the United States and Iran exchanged fire on the weekend, the first significant military action in a month. During the lull i...
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Shares were mixed in Europe and Asia and U.S. futures declined Monday on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates soon. In early European trading, Germany's DAX lost 0.9% to 26,339.04, while the CAC 40 in Paris edged 0.1% lower, to 8,390.43. Markets in ...
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A'ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum will miss the FIBA Women's World Cup for health reasons and will be replaced by Washington teammates Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron, USA Basketball announced Monday. Wilson, the four-time WNBA MVP, has shouldered quite a workload in the first part of th...
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Venus Williams bowed out of her 26th U.S. Open singles appearance early Monday morning, falling in straight sets to fellow American wild card Sofia Kenin after not getting on the court until midnight. The 46-year-old lost 6-2, 7-6 (6) in what could be the final singles match at a...
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Authorities were intensifying rescue efforts after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet killed at least 900 people and left more than 4,700 missing. “We are working in search and rescue of the stranded people from hills, settlements and river areas,” said Brig. Gen. Raja Ram ...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting with finance ministers of the world’s largest economies this week at a time when the United States has disrupted the international order with aggressive tariffs on major allies and an unpopular war on Iran that is keeping gas prices hig...
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President Donald Trump has frequently suggested he wants to seek a third term , posting about mounting another campaign, donning 2028 caps and discussing ways to make it happen — even as he's acknowledged the Constitution prohibits it. But lately, Trump has begun showing signs th...
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Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to speak Monday at the annual gathering of the Republican Jewish Coalition, an opportunity for him to assuage concerns among conservative Jewish activists about his views toward Israel and his association with controversial figures like Tucker...
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Closing arguments are scheduled Monday in one of hip-hop's most anticipated trials for the man accused of orchestrating the death of Tupac Shakur . Duane ”Keffe D” Davis , 63, faces a single count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a crim...
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Novak Djokovic grinded through physical and internal ailments, made one mistake after another and could not find what it took to beat a feisty, younger opponent who was not intimidated under the lights against tennis' most decorated player. The 39-year-old is out of the U.S. Open...
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The leaders of China, Russia and India are among the heads of state gathering in Kyrgyzstan this week for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a group billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Puti...
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Far from New York or Davos, leaders of some of the world’s least populous states are meeting in a placid tropical archipelago with no traffic lights. The population of the summit host, Palau, was due to swell from 18,000 people to 20,000 as delegates from dozens of countries arri...
